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Measuring
ETERNITY
A Brief History of Cosmology
Z. Abou-Assaleh, Ph.D.
When did
the universe begin? It is one of the simplest, yet one of the most
fundamental questions humanity can ask. In this presentation I will
give a brief history of cosmology* (Past and future) and present the
evidence of the Big Bang theory** and the view of the church***.
* Cosmology is the science of
the Universe as a whole. We live in a scientific age where new
knowledge is generated by observation, analysis, and careful
deduction. Cosmology is now a very active branch of science, which
draws upon the principles of mathematics and physics as applied to
astronomical and astrophysical observations.
** The Big
Bang is a theory that explains how the universe expanded from a
single point. The Big Band occurred 13.7 billion years ago. All the
matter, energy, and light; were all compacted into an infinitely
dense point. The universe then expanded tremendously.
*** … And
God said, “Let there be light” and there was light. Genesis 1 |